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Shows featuring Pete Seeger

  • Woody Guthrie at 100: Pete Seeger, Billy Bragg, Will Kaufman Honor the "Dust Bowl Troubadour"

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    Commemorations are being held across the country this year to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of the country’s greatest songwriters, Woody Guthrie. Born on July 14, 1912, in Okemah, Oklahoma, Guthrie wrote hundreds of folk songs, including, "This Land Is Your Land," "Pastures of Plenty,"...
    November 23, 2012 | Story

  • Woody Guthrie at 100: Pete Seeger, Billy Bragg, Will Kaufman Honor the "Dust Bowl Troubadour"

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    Commemorations are being held across the country this year to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of the country’s greatest songwriters, Woody Guthrie. Born on July 14, 1912, in Okemah, Oklahoma, Guthrie wrote hundreds of folk songs, including "This Land Is Your Land," "Pastures of Plenty,"...
    July 04, 2012 | Story

  • We Shall Overcome: An Hour with Legendary Folk Singer & Activist Pete Seeger

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    Today we spend the hour with the legendary folk singer, banjo player, storyteller and activist Pete Seeger. For over 60 years Pete Seeger has been an American icon. In the 1940s, he performed in the Almanac Singers with Woody Guthrie as well as the Weavers. In the 1950s, he opposed Senator Joseph McCarthy’s witch hunt and was almost jailed for refusing to answer questions before the House...
    July 04, 2007 | Story

  • Housing for the Amercian Poor.
    Challenging the 60 year old federal policy of providing housing for the poor, the House of Representatives voted this week to repeal a landmark 1937 depression era housing law. Amy and Juan are joined by Lisa Rhangelli, a policy specialist at the Center for Community Change to talk about the legislation and the status of public housing in the United States.
    May 16, 1997 | Story